Marianne Starck (1931 – 2007) worked at Michael Andersen & Sons, Bornholm as the Artistic Director from 1955 to its closure in 1993. During these decades her output of designs was vast. Marianne originally come from Germany where she undertook an apprenticeship at the Thoms pottery in northern Germany, and later studied graphic design in Germany at Landeskunstschule (University of Fine Arts, Hamburg).

One of her most striking and very popular series of designs was for the 1950s “Negro” series. This series features white motifs carved through to black clay – the form would have been slip cast first and then finished and carved by hand and you can usually see the carve marks in the black clay. The motifs in this series vary from abstract forms, to stylised plants, animals and human forms to simple repeat patterns.

Xcentric Goods offers antique and vintage furnishings, jewelry, and fine art, combined with ceramics, glass, silver, and metalwork. We have an eclectic mix of styles and time periods--Asian and ethnic, Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau, Rustic and mid-century.